A huge 238-rider field will make the start of the Paris-Roubaix today (Sunday, April 12), up from 198 riders in 2008.
Last year, more than half of the riders failed to finish the one-day classic. Nearly 53km of pounding cobblestones across 27 sections dot the 259km long race course from Compiegne, just outside Paris, to Roubaix near the Belgian border. Despite the pending suffering, there are a few people truly ecstatic to be on the line, like Jin Long (Skil-Shimano), the first Chinese rider to ever race the Paris-Roubaix.
Others, like Boonen and Hincapie, are looking for a “W”, while their teammates are looking to do their part to keep them in the front before almost planning to drop out when their work is done.
Watch it unfold on Versus (in the U.S.) starting at 5pm EST. Hit “more” to see full team start lists which, notably, is missing Rock Racing (Hamilton) and Ouch p/b Maxxis (Landis)…
Quick Step
1. Tom Boonen, (BEL)
2. Sylvain Chavanel, (FRA)
3. Kevin De Weert, (BEL)
4. Stijn Devolder, (BEL)
5. Matteo Tosatto, (ITA)
6. Kevin Van Impe, (BEL)
7. Wouter Weylandt, (BEL)
8. Maarten Wijnants, (BEL)
Saxo Bank
11. Fabian Cancellara, (SUI)
12. Kurt-asle Arvesen, (NOR)
13. Ytting Bak Lars, (DEN)
14. Matti Breschel, (DEN)
15. Harley Goss Matthew, (AUS)
16. Kasper Klostergard Larsen, (DEN)
17. Marcus Ljungqvist, (SWE)
18. Anders Lund, (DEN)
Lampre – NGC
21. Marco Bandiera, (ITA)
22. Vitaliy Buts, (UKR)
23. Mauro Da Dalto, (ITA)
24. Angelo Furlan, (ITA)
25. Massimiliano Mori, (ITA)
26. Daniele Righi, (ITA)
27. Marcin Sapa, (POL)
28. Simon Spilak, (SLO)
Garmin – Slipstream
31. Martijn Maaskant, (NED)
32. Steven Cozza, (USA)
33. Hans Dekkers, (NED)
34. Huub Duyn, (NED)
35. Michael Friedman, (USA)
36. William Frischkorn, (USA)
37. Christopher Sutton, (AUS)
38. Bradley Wiggins, (GBR)
Silence – Lotto
41. Leif Hoste, (BEL)
42. Mickael Delage, (FRA)
43. Michiel Elijzen, (NED)
44. Sebastian Lang, (GER)
45. Staf Scheirlinckx, (BEL)
46. Roy Sentjens, (BEL)
47. Greg Van Avermaet, (BEL)
48. Johan Van Summeren, (BEL)
Columbia
51. George Hincapie, (USA)
52. Michael Barry, (CAN)
53. Edvald Boasson Hagen, (NOR)
54. Marcus Burghardt, (GER)
55. Bernhard Eisel, (AUT)
56. Gregory Henderson, (NZL)
57. Vicente Reynes Mimo, (ESP)
58. Marcel Sieberg, (GER)
Francaise des Jeux
61. Frederic Guesdon, (FRA)
62. Sebastien Chavanel, (FRA)
63. Arnaud Gerard, (FRA)
64. Yauheni Hutarovich, (BLR)
65. Mathieu Ladagnous, (FRA)
66. Guillaume Levarlet, (FRA)
67. Yoann Offredo, (FRA)
68. Wesley Sulzberger, (AUS)
Rabobank
71. Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni, (ESP)
72. Rick Flens, (NED)
73. Mathew Hayman, (AUS)
74. Pedro Horrillo Munoz, (ESP)
75. Sebastian Langeveld, (NED)
76. Tom Leezer, (NED)
77. Joost Posthuma, (NED)
78. Maarten Tjallingii, (NED)
Liquigas
81. Aleksandr Kuschynski, (BLR)
82. Maciej Bodnar, (POL)
83. Francesco Chicchi, (ITA)
84. Murilo Fischer, (BRA)
85. Enrico Franzoi, (ITA)
86. Jacopo Guarnieri, (ITA)
87. Daniel Oss, (ITA)
88. Manuel Quinziato, (ITA)
Cofidis Le Credit en Ligne
91. Alexandre Blain, (FRA)
92. Guillaume Blot, (FRA)
93. Florent Brard, (FRA)
94. Herve Duclos-lassalle, (FRA)
95. Sebastien Minard, (FRA)
96. Sebastien Portal, (FRA)
97. Alexandre Usov, (BLR)
98. Romain Villa, (FRA)
Milram
101. Servais Knaven, (NED)
102. Markus Eichler, (GER)
103. Thomas Fothen, (GER)
104. Martin Mueller, (GER)
105. Dominik Roels, (GER)
106. Niki Terpstra, (NED)
107. Martin Velits, (SVK)
108. Peter Wrolich, (AUT)
Skil-Shimano
111. Cyril Lemoine, (FRA)
112. Fumiyuki Beppu, (JPN)
113. Bert De Backer, (BEL)
114. Koen De Kort, (NED)
115. Mitchell Docker, (AUS)
116. Floris Goesinnen, (NED)
117. Jin Long, (CHN)
118. Tom Veelers, (NED)
ag2r – La Mondiale
121. Martin Elmiger, (SUI)
122. Aurelien Clerc, (SUI)
123. Renaud Dion, (FRA)
124. Sebastien Hinault, (FRA)
125. Lloyd Mondory, (FRA)
126. Cedric Pineau, (FRA)
127. Stephane Poulhies, (FRA)
128. Gatis Smukulis, (LAT)
Bbox Bouygues Telecom
131. Steve Chainel, (FRA)
132. Mathieu Claude, (FRA)
133. Damien Gaudin, (FRA)
134. Said Haddou, (FRA)
135. Arnaud Labbe, (FRA)
136. Rony Martias, (FRA)
137. Alexandre Pichot, (FRA)
138. Sebastien Turgot, (FRA)
Agritubel
141. Kevin Ista, (BEL)
142. Benoit Berges Emilien, (FRA)
143. Steven Caethoven, (BEL)
144. Remi Cusin, (FRA)
145. Brice Feillu, (FRA)
146. Romain Feillu, (FRA)
147. Nicolas Jalabert, (FRA)
148. Christophe Laurent, (FRA)
Cervelo Test Team
151. Roger Hammond, (GBR)
152. Heinrich Haussler, (GER)
153. Jeremy Hunt, (GBR)
154. Thor Hushovd, (NOR)
155. Andreas Klier, (GER)
156. Brett Lancaster, (AUS)
157. Gabriel Rasch, (NOR)
158. Hayden Roulston, (NZL)
Katusha
161. Filippo Pozzato, (ITA)
162. Kenny De Haes, (BEL)
163. Denis Galimzyanov, (RUS)
164. Mikhail Ignatiev, (RUS)
165. Alexei Markov, (RUS)
166. Danilo Napolitano, (ITA)
167. Nikolay Trusov, (RUS)
Topsport Vlaanderen – Mercator
171. Stijn Neirynck, (BEL)
172. Kristof Goddaert, (BEL)
173. Stijn Joseph, (BEL)
174. Klaas Lodewyck, (BEL)
175. Maarten Neyens, (BEL)
176. Geert Steurs, (BEL)
177. Bart Vanheule, (BEL)
178. Pieter Vanspeybrouck, (BEL)
Landbouwkrediet – Colnago
181. David Boucher, (FRA)
182. Koen Barbe, (BEL)
183. Mathieu Drouilly, (FRA)
184. Denis Flahaut, (FRA)
185. Filip Meirhaeghe, (BEL)
186. Kevin Neirynck, (BEL)
187. Martial Ricci Poggi, (FRA)
188. Bert Scheirlinckx, (BEL)
Caisse d’Epargne
191. Arnaud Coyot, (FRA)
192. Mathieu Drujon, (FRA)
193. Imanol Erviti, (ESP)
194. Da Costa Rui Alberto Faria, (POR)
195. Angel Madrazo Ruiz, (ESP)
196. Marlon Alirio Perez Arango, (COL)
197. Nicolas Portal, (FRA)
198. Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil, (ESP)
Astana
201. Yaroslav Popovych, (UKR)
202. Valeriy Dmitriyev, (KAZ)
203. Berik Kupeshov, (KAZ)
204. Steve Morabito, (SUI)
205. Benjamin Noval Gonzalez, (ESP)
206. Bolat Raimbekov, (KAZ)
207. Gregory Rast, (SUI)
208. Michael Schaer, (SUI)
Euskaltel-Euskadi
211. Koldo Fernandez, (ESP)
212. Josu Agirre Aseginolaza, (ESP)
213. Aitor Galdos Alonso, (ESP)
214. Aitor Hernandez, (ESP)
215. Markel Irizar Aranburu, (ESP)
216. Pablo Urtasun Perez, (ESP)
Vacansoleil
221. Bjoern Leukemans, (BEL)
222. Wim De Vocht, (BEL)
223. Gerben Loewik, (NED)
224. Jens Mouris, (NED)
225. Bobbie Traksel, (NED)
226. Frederik Veuchelen, (BEL)
227. Aart Vierhouten, (NED)
228. Lieuwe Westra, (NED)
BMC
231. Alexandre Moos, (SUI)
232. Brent Bookwalter, (USA)
233. Antonio Cruz, (USA)
234. Martin Kohler, (SUI)
235. Jeffry Louder, (USA)
236. Ian Mckissick, (USA)
237. Jackson Stewart, (USA)
238. Danilo Wyss, (SUI)
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